,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cchb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #c1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,duckworth introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,national  
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 to establish a premise plumbing        
research laboratory1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,nist ,plumbing    
,research ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,premise  
plumbing research  7a7 ,premise plumbing
 defined ,in this ,act1 the term premise
 plumbing means the water distribution  
system located within the property lines
 of a property1 including all buildings 
and permanent structures on such        
property4 ,such term includes building  
supply and distribution pipes1 fixtures1
 fittings1 water heaters1 water-treating
 and water-using equipment1 and all     
respective joints1 connections1 devices1

 and appurtenances4  7b7 ,research ,not 
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the ,director  
of the ,national ,institute of          
,standards and ,technology shall-- 7#a7 
establish or designate a laboratory to  
conduct research on premise plumbing in 
relation to water safety1 security1     
efficiency1 sustainability1 and         
resilience2  7#b7 conduct an            
organizational review of all research   
and other activities related to premise 
plumbing conducted by ,federal entities2
 and  7#c7 appoint #a or more officers  
or employees of the ,institute to liaise
 with non-,federal entities conducting  
research or other activities related to 
premise plumbing4  7c7 ,quadrennial     
reports ,not later than #d years after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
and not less frequently than once every 
#d years thereafter1 the ,director shall
 submit to ,congress a report on the    
progress made by the ,institute         
regarding-- 7#a7 the status of the      

laboratory described in subsection      
7b77#a71 including any staff designated 
to work in such laboratory2  7#b7 all   
projects of the ,institute related to   
premise plumbing1 including completed   
projects1 projects in progress1 and     
projects planned for the future2  7#c7  
updates to data relevant to premise     
plumbing system structure1 design1 and  
construction2 and  7#d7 any progress of 
private organizations in updating       
premise plumbing standards4  7d7        
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,national ,institute of ,standards and 
,technology such sums as may be         
necessary to carry out this section4